Sunset Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Carlsbad, New Mexico

Sunset Elementary in Carlsbad, New Mexico enrolled 438 students in 2024-25 with 25.8 full-time teachers, 17.0 students per teacher against the New Mexico elementary-school median of 12.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 40% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 38% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 23% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 19%

356 students in 2022-23, 419 students in 2023-24, 438 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.6 to 25.8.

Students enrolled at Sunset Elementary by school year2022-23: 356, 2023-24: 419, 2024-25: 43802004006002022-233562023-244192024-25438
Students enrolled at Sunset Elementary by school year2022-23: 356, 2023-24: 419, 2024-25: 43802004006002022-233562023-244192024-25438
Students enrolled at Sunset Elementary by school year2022-23: 356, 2023-24: 419, 2024-25: 43802004006002022-233562023-244192024-25438
Students enrolled at Sunset Elementary by school year2022-23: 356, 2023-24: 419, 2024-25: 43802004006002022-233562023-244192024-25438
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335621.616.5
2023-2441925.916.2
2024-2543825.817.0

17.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 92 of every 100 New Mexico elementary schools

Among the 426 New Mexico elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Sunset Elementary 17.0; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherSunset Elementary 17.0state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Sunset Elementary 17.0; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherSunset Elementary 17.0state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Sunset Elementary 17.0; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherSunset Elementary 17.0state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Sunset Elementary 17.0; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherSunset Elementary 17.0state median 12.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sunset Elementary enrolled 361 students and reported no counselor; it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent37.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

72.1% of students were Hispanic, 24.7% White, 1.1% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic72.1%
  2. White24.7%
  3. Black1.1%
  4. Two or more races1.1%
  5. American Indian0.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Sunset Elementary scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 38% in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Mexico, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Mexico
Reading and language arts, 2021-2240%32%33.8%
Math, 2022-2338%23% (2021-22)24.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Carlsbad

6 public elementary schools in Carlsbad report 2024-25 enrollment; Sunset Elementary is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Cottonwood Elementary68415.428.1%
Desert Willow Elementary66715.022.0%
Ocotillo Elementary62116.520.1%
Sunset Elementary43817.028.3%
Monterrey Elementary36616.628.1%
Early Childhood Education Center20718.19.7%

All public schools in Carlsbad →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Sunset Elementary

  1. Monterrey ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 366 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Early Childhood Education CenterThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 207 students, 18.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  3. Compare Sunset Elementary with Monterrey ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Carlsbad Municipal School District spends per student$13,304 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,304
  5. The largest public schools in New MexicoSunset Elementary is the number 84 by size of 443 New Mexico elementary schools open in 2024-25.#84 of 443
  6. New Mexico schools by students per teacher17.0 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.4 for elementary schools.17.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Sunset Elementary

  1. How many students attend Sunset Elementary?
    438 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 356 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Carlsbad, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Sunset Elementary?
    17.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for elementary schools is 12.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Sunset Elementary a Title I school?
    Sunset Elementary was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Sunset Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Sunset Elementary scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 38% in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. New Mexico's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Sunset Elementary in?
    Carlsbad Municipal School District, NCES district ID 3500300. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350030000175 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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